Psalms 129:6 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,

English ASV

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up;

English Amplified

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it grows up

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,

English EASY 2024

May they be useless, like grass that grows on a roof. It dies before it can grow tall!

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They will be like grass on a flat roof that dies before it has time to grow.

Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

May they all be like grass growing on the housetops, which dries up before it can grow;

English God's Word - GW 1995

Make them be like grass on a roof, like grass that dries up before it produces a stalk.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it grows up

English KJV 1611

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

English LSB

Let them be like grass upon the rooftops, Which dries up before it grows up;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Let them be like grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Let them be like grass upon the housetops, Which withers before it grows up;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

May they be like grass on the rooftops withered in early growth,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

May they be like grass that grows on the roof of a house. It dries up before it can grow.

English NIV

May they be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow;

English NKJ 1982

Let them be as the grass on the housetops, Which withers before it grows up,

English NLT

May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown,

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Let them be like the grass on the housetops that withers before it grows up,

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Let them be like grass planted in shallow soil that soon withers with no sustenance.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

May they be as grass in shallow soil, turning sere and

English Tyndale 1537

Let them be even as the hay upon the house tops, which withereth afore it be plucked(pluckte) up.

Psalms 129:6 — Compare Translations